From: lsodgf0@home.net.it   
      
   On 11/29/21 07:45, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:   
   > On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:08:40 +0100, Aragorn wrote:   
   >> You appear to have an MBR-partitioned drive.   
   >   
   > Yes, that is correct. I still boot using good old lilo.   
   >   
   >> GPT-partitioned drives either way do support 128 distinct partitions —   
   >> SCSI or not.   
   >   
   > But does the device numbering with major and minor numbers depend upon   
   > the type of partition?   
   >   
   > regards Henrik   
   >   
      
   The specifications may allow up to 128 partitions but does the kernel   
   really support so many?   
      
   Only recently I got a GPT system, but the kernel still assigns device   
   major/minor numbers the old way. Device (9, 16) is /dev/sdb   
      
   Can the kernel assign device numbers dynamically?   
      
   Ciao   
   Giovanni   
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